Field Observation of Reflective Contexts and Thinking in Stereo

Your first exercise is based on the terminology in the Introduction to the Five Disciplines of Thought. Specifically, over the next few days you should try to notice situations which are "reflective contexts". You might be in a lunch conversation about what makes a piece of music good, talking with friends about political topic, or working through personal decision. Go back to the definition of "reflective context" to be sure you're focusing on the right kind of situation. When you notice a reflective context in your experience, try to observe how the participants (including yourself) enter into reason giving, how they relate to each other, and the overall tone and focus of the reflective context. Then try to notice whether any of the participants are "Thinking in Stereo". What questions or statements in the field observation indicate thinking on a meta-level?

Write up your results in a brief paragraph for each reflective context you observe. Try to find at least three contexts.